A review by lostinausten
The Great Chicago Fire: Rising from the Ashes by Kate Hannigan
4.0
A graphic novel that tells the true story of the Great Chicago Fire.
I love any book that presents history in an engaging way for kids. I especially loved how it shed light on how much hate O'Leary got for being an immigrant and how she "allegedly" caused the fire. The hate that immigrants got because of this event is still so accurate and timely. This book really breaks down the timeline of the fire and how it was able to keep spreading. No one thought it could jump over each neighborhood and river, but it did. I also loved how the book discusses the development of the "new" Chicago architecture via...Jenney, Burnham, Sullivan etc.
This is such a great, all encompassing book about Chicago and how it rose from its ashes to become what it is today.
I love any book that presents history in an engaging way for kids. I especially loved how it shed light on how much hate O'Leary got for being an immigrant and how she "allegedly" caused the fire. The hate that immigrants got because of this event is still so accurate and timely. This book really breaks down the timeline of the fire and how it was able to keep spreading. No one thought it could jump over each neighborhood and river, but it did. I also loved how the book discusses the development of the "new" Chicago architecture via...Jenney, Burnham, Sullivan etc.
This is such a great, all encompassing book about Chicago and how it rose from its ashes to become what it is today.